Ancient Shadow armor

Ancient Shadow armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	19 (set)
Set Bonus	Increased movement speed and acceleration
Rarity	01*
Sell	180 (set)

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Eater of Souls Eater of Souls	1	0.19%

Ancient Shadow armor is an armor set that reproduces the pre-1.0.3 Shadow armor design, and is otherwise identical in all ways to the current Shadow armor set. Each piece is interchangeable with the equivalent Shadow armor piece, while still granting the same set bonus.

When the full set is equipped, the player will emit purple bubbles, and create a semi-transparent after-image effect behind themselves when moving. This effect appears to be clones of the player. These clones do not appear to have bodies inside of the armor, as there is no face prevalent.

Each piece has a 0.19*1/525 (0.19%) chance of being dropped by an Eater of Souls. Each piece can also be obtained by transmutating its non-ancient counterpart in Shimmer.

Set

Ancient Shadow Helmet

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	6
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	5% increased critical strike chance
Rarity	01*
Sell	75
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 956
• Internal Armor ID: 74

Ancient Shadow Scalemail

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	7
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	5% increased critical strike chance
Rarity	01*
Sell	60
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 957
• Internal Armor ID: 48

Ancient Shadow Greaves

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	6
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	5% increased critical strike chance
Rarity	01*
Sell	45
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 958
• Internal Armor ID: 44

The after-image effect when moving.

The bubble effect of the armor.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Ancient Shadow Greaves	Shadow Greaves	Shimmer Transmutation
Ancient Shadow Helmet	Shadow Helmet
Ancient Shadow Scalemail	Shadow Scalemail

Notes

• If Ancient Shadow armor is equipped in social slots, the visual after-image effect will still appear, even though you will not get the set bonus.
• If you mix and match the Ancient Shadow armor and the Shadow armor, you will still get the set bonus. However, you will not get the visual after-image effect that comes with either set.

Tips

• If you have a decent amount of gear with a new player, you can farm Eater of Souls and skip to Shadow armor very early on.
• The Corrupt Statue allows this armor to be obtained even in Crimson worlds.
• Despite its very low drop chance, it's actually quite easy to farm. Simply make two sloped sides leading onto lava. The Eater of Souls' AI will simply fly at the slopes and be guided onto the lava, allowing the player to farm mostly AFK. It's wise to build it in the air to make sure Devourers don't disturb the farming process.
• It's a surprisingly good armor choice for summoners on the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version – it is obtainable prior to defeating a boss and can be effortlessly farmed, and provides multiple benefits for summoners: it has high defense combined with increased melee speed (which is very useful for Whips) and movement speed, making it a great armor set prior to defeating a boss.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.2.3: Slightly reduced droprate from 0.22% to 0.19%.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Added female sprite.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.06: Slightly reduced droprate.

• Console 1.02: Introduced with female sprite.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212:
  • Slightly reduced droprate.
  • Added female sprite.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with female sprite.